Santa Clara vs Gonzaga 1/7/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Gonzaga Bulldogs (13-3) vs. Santa Clara Broncos (14-4)
January 7, 2023 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Santa Clara Broncos +7.5 / Gonzaga Bulldogs -7.5; Over/Under: +157.5
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The Gonzaga Bulldogs and the Santa Clara Broncos meet in college basketball action from the Leavey Center on Saturday night.
The Gonzaga Bulldogs will be out to add to their eight-game win streak after a 77-75 win over San Francisco last time out. Drew Timme leads the Bulldogs in scoring with 21.9 PPG and 8.1 RPG while Julian Strawther has 13.7 PPG and 7.4 RPG. Rasir Bolton has 11.4 PPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Gonzaga so far this season and Nolan Hickman has a team-high 3.7 APG as well this year. As a team, Gonzaga is averaging 86.3 PPG on 52.2% shooting from the field, 38.1% from three and 70.7% from the foul line this season.
The Santa Clara Broncos will try to build on their 89-79 win over Pepperdine in their last outing. Brandin Podziemski leads the Broncos in scoring, assists and rebounding with 18.8 PPG, 3.4 APG and 8.6 RPG while Carlos Stewart has 14.8 PPG and Keshawn Justice has 12 PPG with 4.2 RPG and 3.1 APG as well to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Santa Clara so far this season. As a team, Santa Clara is averaging 74.2 PPG on 43.4% shooting from the field, 35.3% from three and 72.7% from the foul line this season.
Gonzaga is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 road games and 4-14-3 ATS in their last 21 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games overall. Santa Clara is 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 games against a team with a winning percentage above .600.
I get the case to be made for either side in this game, but I’m going to back the over once again. This Gonzaga team keeps on putting up the points and while the game against San Francisco as explosive as we’re used to seeing over the last couple of weeks, it was still 77 points against a decent Dons team. Santa Clara will be bumping for this game, and I think the Broncos will be able to have some success offensively themselves here. Give me the over.
